keep sight of (someone or something)
keep sight of (someone or something)
1. To position oneself to be able to see someone or something. Keep sight of the thief while I call the police.
2. To remember or remind oneself of something. If you don't keep sight of your goal, you'll give up before you can ever achieve it.
See also: keep, of, sight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
keep sight of someone or something
to keep someone or something in view. Try to keep sight of the skier. I want to keep sight of the children at all times.
See also: keep, of, sight
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
keep sight of somebody/something
,keep somebody/something in sight
1 stay in a position where you can see somebody/something: If you keep the tower in sight, you won’t get lost.
2 remain aware of something; not forget something: It’s important to keep sight of the fact that you have a small chance of winning.
See also: keep, of, sight, somebody, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- keep (someone or something) in sight
- keep in sight
- keep sight of
- keep sight of somebody/something
- for (one's) (own) sake
- for sake
- wash hands of
- wash one's hands of
- wash your hands of
- wash your hands of somebody/something